Artist: Carter Family
Author: A.P. Carter
Label: Victor
Year: 1928
During the same session as Little Darling Pal Of Mine and Keep On The Sunny Side. Recorded only a few months after being discovered by Ralph Peer during the Bristol Sessions. Top 3 US. These lyrics and probably the tune as well, come in great part from the nineteenth century song I'll Twine 'Mid The Ringlets (Joseph Webster/Maud Irving - 1859). Such repertoire was unheard of by the American public when the Carters introduced it. Went up to n°3 US (there were no C&W charts yet).
Covers:
Almanac Singers [as The Sinking Of The Reuben James (see there)]
Hank Thompson & Merle Travis [as tribute to the Carters]
Bob Dylan & The Band [Basement tape]
Maybelle Carter [on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will The Circle Be Unbroken]
Robin & Linda Williams [as I'll Twine 'Mid The Ringlets with the original lyrics and title]
Reese Witherspoon [in Cash-Carter biopic Walk The Line]
The guitar licks of this piece (by Maybelle) were also influential.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)